पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · October 17, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: भ्रातृ द्वितीया — Bhāi Dūja / Bhrātṛ Dvitīyā
Yamunā's reception of brother Yama; sisters welcome brothers. Day 5 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.9 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
पुण्यो गन्धः पृथिव्यां च तेजश्चास्मि विभावसौ।

जीवनं सर्वभूतेषु तपश्चास्मि तपस्विषु।।7.9।।
"7.9 I am the Fragrance of earth, the Brilliance of fire. I am the Life Force in all beings, and I am the Austerity of the ascetics." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya180.04°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra201.35°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala222.90°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha202.08°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.73°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra142.00°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani187.03°TulāSvātī P1

Dhanbad, Jharkhand — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:09 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:44 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:06 – 11:52
Vijaya Muhūrta13:25 – 14:11
Godhūli Muhūrta17:04 – 17:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:16 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla17:01 – 18:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:06 – 23:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:29 – 12:56
Yamaganda07:09 – 08:36
Gulika Kāla10:02 – 11:29
Varjyam06:11 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:24 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:42 – 07:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:09 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:36 – 10:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:02 – 11:29 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:29 – 12:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:56 – 14:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:23 – 15:49 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:49 – 17:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:16 – 18:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:49 – 20:23 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:23 – 21:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:56 – 23:29 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:29 – 01:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:02 – 02:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:36 – 04:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:09 – 05:42 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.7957°
Longitude: 86.4304°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867752.27
Julian Day2456217.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0317°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)19.13°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.0317°), declination -9.34°, EoT 15.23 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2012-10-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)